1964 pre-Olympic basketball tournament
International basketball competition
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The 1964 pre-Olympic basketball tournament was an international FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament that was basketball tournament held in Yokohama, Japan from 25 September to 3 October 1964. It served as the final qualification tournament for the 1964 Summer Olympics. The top two teams qualified for the Olympics. After the withdrawal of United Arab Republic (FIBA Africa Championship 1964 winners) and Czechoslovakia (5th placers at the 1960 Olympics) two qualifying berths were added to the qualification tournament thus Canada and South Korea qualified to the Olympics.[1]
| 2nd pre-Olympic basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 25 September–3 October 1964 |
| Venue | (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP |  Carlos Quintanar |
| Top scorer |  Sony Hendrawan |
| PPG (Team) | Mexico (88) |
Team standings
| Team | MP | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico | 9 | 8 | 1 | 792 | 665 | +127 | 17 |
 Australia | 9 | 8 | 1 | 624 | 534 | +90 | 17 |
 Canada | 9 | 7 | 2 | 641 | 565 | +76 | 16 |
 South Korea | 9 | 5 | 4 | 706 | 669 | +37 | 14 |
 Cuba | 9 | 5 | 4 | 698 | 637 | +61 | 14 |
 Philippines | 9 | 4 | 5 | 741 | 666 | +75 | 13 |
 Thailand | 9 | 3 | 6 | 580 | 675 | −95 | 12 |
 Taiwan | 9 | 3 | 6 | 620 | 653 | −33 | 12 |
 Malaysia | 9 | 1 | 8 | 512 | 750 | −238 | 10 |
 Indonesia | 9 | 1 | 8 | 541 | 641 | −100 | 8 |